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Retread Shop Offers Latest in Automation

What will truck tire retreading look like in the future?

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 24, 2001

Labor Mattered in Election, AFL-CIO Official Contends

George W. Bush may have won the 2000 election, but organized labor made its voice heard in a number of state and congressional votes, said Edward Wytkind, executive director of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 23, 2001

UPS Denies Rumors of Emery Purchase

A spokesman for United Parcel Service on Thursday categorically denied reports that it was on the verge of buying air cargo carrier Emery Worldwide from CNF Inc.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 18, 2001
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Consolidation, Innovative Service And Regional Carriers Reshape Sector

For much of the past 20 years, the less-than-truckload segment of trucking has been getting squeezed.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 17, 2001
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Surcharges Top Agenda At Dist.-LTL Meeting

With a new, almost evenly divided Congress about to begin work, members of the Distribution and LTL Carriers Association are taking a fresh look at several key legislative issues at its 2001 annual meeting at the Sheraton Maui in Hawaii this week.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 17, 2001

Surcharges Top Agenda At Distributor-LTL Meeting

With a new, almost evenly divided Congress about to begin work, members of the Distribution and LTL Carriers Association are taking a fresh look at several key legislative issues at its 2001 annual meeting at the Sheraton Maui in Hawaii this week.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 16, 2001
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Consolidated Rejoins ATA; All Top 10 Carriers Aboard

Consolidated Freightways Corp., the largest trucking company that wasn’t a member of American Trucking Associations, rejoined the national trade organization last week.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 10, 2001
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There’s the West,Then There’s California

At a recent public hearing in South Gate, Calif., angry residents demanded a ban on diesel-powered trucks because they believed diesel exhaust to be a health hazard.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 10, 2001
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Large Firms Seek Profit in Helping Small Operations

Small fleets and independent owner-operators, expected to bear the brunt of the coming shakeout in trucking, are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 10, 2001

Large Firms See Profit in Helping Small Fleets

Small fleets and independent owner-operators, expected to bear the brunt of the coming shakeout in trucking, are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source: bigger truck lines and logistics firms.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
January 8, 2001